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Friday, January 13, 2017

"We have stated in no uncertain terms that if this bill doesn't pass, no other bill will pass," MK Bezalel Smotrich warns • Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan says work on bill will progress as usual • Defense minister: We have to act responsibly.

Habayit Hayehudi MK Bezalel Smotrich

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Photo credit: Oren Ben Hakoon

Habayit Hayehudi on Wednesday threatened a coalition crisis unless the outpost regulation bill which would allow the government to retroactively legalize contested outposts in Judea and Samaria, moves ahead.

The controversial legislation passed its
preliminary reading in November, but coalition faction heads then agreed
not to advance the bill further. However, Habayit Hayehudi MKs are
demanding that the bill be prepared for further readings in the Knesset.

Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben-Dahan insisted
that work on the bill will progress as usual, while MK Bezalel Smotrich
warned of a political crisis.

"We have stated in no uncertain terms that if
this bill doesn't pass, no other bill will pass," Smotrich said. "The
entire coalition is responsible for this bill; I can't believe the
coalition would renege on it. I was forced to align myself on laws many
times, even if I disagreed with them. If everyone votes for whatever
they wants, the coalition would be unable to function. This is a sure
recipe for the collapse of the coalition and election proceedings."

The commotion over the bill was sparked
earlier this week when Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, speaking at
an Yisrael Beytenu meeting, said the bill had essentially been shelved.

"I can only speak for myself, [but] this bill
is not right," he said. "As you know, the bill has yet to pass and it
will never pass. This was apparently the straw that broke the camel's
back for [U.S.] President [Barack] Obama, and we took a hit in the
Security Council, so we must be serious and responsible."

Mati Tuchfeld and Efrat ForsherSource: http://www.israelhayom.com/site/newsletter_article.php?id=39519 Follow Middle East and Terrorism on TwitterCopyright - Original materials copyright (c) by the authors.